Stock Picks Recap for 5/17/13
With each stock's recap, we will include a (with market support) or (without market support) tag, designating whether the trade triggered with or without market directional support at the time. Anything in the first five minutes will be considered WITHOUT market support because market direction cannot be determined that early. ETF calls do not require market support, and are thus either winners or losers.
From the report, CPRT triggered long (with market support) and worked:
From the Messenger/Tradesight_st Twitter Feed, Rich's RIG triggered long (without market support) and didn't work:
His AAPL triggered short (without market support) and didn't work:
Mark's GS triggered long (with market support) and worked:
Rich's BIIB triggered short (without market support) and didn't work:
FSLR triggered long (with market support) and worked:
In total, that's 3 trades triggering with market support, all 3 of them worked.
Futures Calls Recap for 5/17/13
Typical options expiration Friday. Nothing happened for most of the day, although we did rally late strangely. NASDAQ volume was strong early for expiration and topped out at 1.7 billion shares. No calls triggered.
Net ticks: +0 ticks.
As usual, let's start by taking a look at the ES and NQ with our market directional lines, VWAP, and Comber on the 5-minute chart from today's session:
ES:
Futures Calls Recap for 5/17/13
Typical options expiration Friday. Nothing happened for most of the day, although we did rally late strangely. NASDAQ volume was strong early for expiration and topped out at 1.7 billion shares. No calls triggered.
Net ticks: +0 ticks.
As usual, let's start by taking a look at the ES and NQ with our market directional lines, VWAP, and Comber on the 5-minute chart from today's session:
ES:
Forex Calls Recap for 5/17/13
Another winner to close out the week. See the GBPUSD below.
Here's a look at the US Dollar Index intraday with our market directional lines:
GBPUSD:
Triggered short at A, hit first target eventually at B, and stopped the second half at C:
Forex Calls Recap for 5/17/13
Another winner to close out the week. See the GBPUSD below.
Here's a look at the US Dollar Index intraday with our market directional lines:
GBPUSD:
Triggered short at A, hit first target eventually at B, and stopped the second half at C:
Stock Picks Recap for 5/15/13
With each stock's recap, we will include a (with market support) or (without market support) tag, designating whether the trade triggered with or without market directional support at the time. Anything in the first five minutes will be considered WITHOUT market support because market direction cannot be determined that early. ETF calls do not require market support, and are thus either winners or losers.
From the report, nothing triggered, which is strange.
From the Messenger/Tradesight_st Twitter Feed, Rich's CAT triggered short (without market support due to opening 5 minutes) and worked enough for a partial:
Rich's VXX triggered long (ETF, so no market support needed) and didn't work:
His LNKD triggered long (with market support) and worked:
GS triggered long (with market support) and worked:
GOOG triggered short (without market support) and didn't really work initially under our parameters, then worked, then reversed hard:
In total, that's 3 trades triggering with market support, 2 of them worked, 1 did not.
Stock Picks Recap for 5/15/13
With each stock's recap, we will include a (with market support) or (without market support) tag, designating whether the trade triggered with or without market directional support at the time. Anything in the first five minutes will be considered WITHOUT market support because market direction cannot be determined that early. ETF calls do not require market support, and are thus either winners or losers.
From the report, nothing triggered, which is strange.
From the Messenger/Tradesight_st Twitter Feed, Rich's CAT triggered short (without market support due to opening 5 minutes) and worked enough for a partial:
Rich's VXX triggered long (ETF, so no market support needed) and didn't work:
His LNKD triggered long (with market support) and worked:
GS triggered long (with market support) and worked:
GOOG triggered short (without market support) and didn't really work initially under our parameters, then worked, then reversed hard:
In total, that's 3 trades triggering with market support, 2 of them worked, 1 did not.
Futures Calls Recap for 5/15/13
Big winner in the ES for the session after what seemed like a ridiculously slow first hour (although it set the breakout level several times).
Net ticks: +20 ticks.
As usual, let's start by taking a look at the ES and NQ with our market directional lines, VWAP, and Comber on the 5-minute chart from today's session:
ES:
After hitting the UBreak/VAH several times and looking frozen for the first hour, our call triggered long at A at 1648.75, hit first target for 6 ticks, and I raised the stop several times until the final exit for 34 ticks at 1657.00 at B:
Forex Calls Recap for 5/15/13
Another winner in the EURUSD. We're still holding the second half. Ranges were decent, and the EURUSD traded average range.
Here's a look at the US Dollar Index intraday with our market directional lines:
EURUSD:
Triggered short at A, hit first target at B, still holding with a stop a few pips over S1:
Stock Picks Recap for 5/14/13
With each stock's recap, we will include a (with market support) or (without market support) tag, designating whether the trade triggered with or without market directional support at the time. Anything in the first five minutes will be considered WITHOUT market support because market direction cannot be determined that early. ETF calls do not require market support, and are thus either winners or losers.
From the report, KERX gapped over, no play.
ECYT triggered long (with market support) and worked:
THLD triggered long (without market support due to opening 5 minutes) and worked:
From the Messenger/Tradesight_st Twitter Feed, Rich's TSLA triggered short (without market support) and worked:
GOOG triggered long (with market support) and worked:
EBAY triggered long (with market support) and worked:
NFLX triggered short (without market support) and didn't work:
In total, that's 3 trades triggering with market support, all 3 of them work.